"NOTICE"
Preparation for Grants.gov
Registration Requirements: As part of the Department's implementation of e-Government, during FY 2005, the Office of Science will begin requiring the submission of applications through Grants.gov. There are several one-time actions you must complete in order to be able to submit an application through Grants.gov (e.g., obtain a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, register with the Central Contract Registry (CCR), register with the credential provider and register with Grants.gov). You must complete all the steps in "Get Started" at www.grants.gov prior to submitting your initial application. Applicants, who are not registered with CCR and Grants.gov, should allow 14 days to complete these requirements. It is suggested that the process be started as soon as possible. VERY IMPORTANT - Grants.gov utilizes PureEdge software for application completion and submission. You must download the PureEdge Viewer to open application forms and instructions: In order to view the application packages and instructions, you will need to download and install the PureEdge Viewer. This free software program will allow you to access, complete, and submit applications electronically and securely. For a free version of the software, visit the following Web Site: http://www.grants.gov/DownloadViewer. Unless otherwise noted, the Office of Science will continue to utilize DOE's Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) to receive financial assistance applications, IIPS can be accessed at the following Web Site http://e-center.doe.gov.

Grant Solicitation Notices

Continuing Solicitation for all Office of Science Programs
Notice DE-FG01-05ER05-01 --Posted September 30, 2004
Applications may be submitted at any time.

Annual Notice -- Submission of Renewal and Supplemental Applications for Office of Science Grants and Cooperative Agreements through the Industry Interactive Procurement Systems (IIPS)
Notice DE-FG01-05ER05-02 --Posted October 1, 2004
Applications may be submitted at any time.

Basic Research for the Hydrogen Fuel Initiative
Notice DE-FG01-04ER04-20 --Published April 27, 2004
Preapplications are required and must be received by July 15, 2004.
Formal applications must be received before January 4, 2005.

Annual Notice for Continuation of Availability of Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Nuclear Physics
Notice DE-FG01-04ER04-22 --Posted August 31, 2004
Applications must be submitted prior to November 1 of the Fiscal Year for which funding is desired to permit timely consideration for award in that Fiscal Year. If this deadline is not met, the application will probably not be considered for funding until the next Fiscal Year. Any new applications not able to meet this deadline may be submitted in response to the "Annual Notice - Continuing Solicitation for all Office of Science Programs" mentioned above.

National Spherical Torus Experiment - Innovative Fusion Energy Science Research
Notice DE-FG01-04ER04-24 --Posted August 6, 2004
Letters of Intent should be submitted by October 1, 2004.
Formal applications must be received by October 14, 2004.

High Energy Physics Outstanding Junior Investigator Program
Notice DE-FG01-04ER04-25 --Posted August 31, 2004
Formal applications should be received by November 10, 2004.

Advanced Detector Research Program
Notice DE-FG01-04ER04-26 --Posted August 31, 2004
Letters of Intent should be submitted by November 1, 2004.
Formal applications should be received by December 1, 2004.

Office of Nuclear Physics Outstanding Junior Investigator Program
Notice DE-FG01-04ER04-27 --Posted September 7, 2004
Formal applications must be received by November 16, 2004.

Research and Development for the Rare Isotope Accelerator
Notice DE-FG01-04ER04-28 --Posted August 23, 2004
Formal applications must be received by October 21, 2004.

Plasma Physics Junior Faculty Development Program
Notice DE-FG01-04ER04-29 --Posted September 22, 2004
Letters of Intent should be submitted by October 22, 2004.
Formal applications must be received by November 23, 2004.

Genomics:GTL
Notice DE-FG01-04ER04-32 --Posted September 24, 2004
Statements of Intent to Apply should be submitted by October 25, 2004.
Formal applications must be received by January 18, 2005.

Interagency Program Announcement

None

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NOTE: DOE Government Owned-Contractor Operated (GOCO) Laboratories and other Federal agencies are not allowed to respond directly to these grant solicitation notices. However, DOE Laboratories (GOCO Only) may submit task proposals for funding under their current DOE contracts; and may wish to respond to the program announcements listed under Program Announcements to DOE Laboratories (GOCO Only) below.

Other Federal agencies may submit proposals which, if approved, will be funded via interagency agreements. Click here for the proposal format which other Federal agencies should use to submit a proposal to DOE's Office of Science.

Use the following Grant Application Guide and forms when preparing your grant application.

Grant Application Guide and Forms

Grant Application Guide
This Guide includes instructions for preparing and submitting a grant application. Updates to this Guide are posted immediately at this web site. If you have a copy of the printed Application Guide booklet dated October 1985, or the undated Guide No. 3 or 3.1, it is out of date. THIS WEB SITE SHOULD BE YOUR SOURCE FOR THE LATEST GUIDE.

Grant Application Forms (Electronic Forms)
The grant application forms are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and are downloadable to your workstation. You should be able to download the forms with a PC running Windows or a Macintosh.

Application Receipt and Processing (Summary)
Includes administrative review of grant applications, evaluation criteria, and the merit review process. (As contained in the Grant Application Guide.)

Office of Science "Merit Review System"
(As published in Federal Register, March 11, 1991)

10 CFR Part 605 - Office of Science (Formerly Office of Energy Research) Financial Assistance Program Rule
September 3, 1992

Preapplication Policy
December 11, 1996

10 CFR Part 600 - Department of Energy Financial Assistance Rules

Guide to Financial Assistance
A DOE Guide to the Award and Administration of Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Published April 1996 by Office of Policy, Procurement and Assistance Management)

OMB Circular A-21
Cost Principles for Educational Institutions

OMB Circular A-110
Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Other Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals and Other Non-Profit Organizations

OMB Circular A-122
Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations
(Does not apply to colleges and universities.)

In recognition of these difficulties, the SciDAC research projects are collaborative efforts involving teams of physical scientists, mathematicians, computer scientists, and computational scientists working on major software and algorithm development for and application to problems in the SC core programs, namely, Basic Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, and Biological and Environmental Research. Research funded under the SciDAC program must address the interdisciplinary problems inherent in ultrascale computing, problems that cannot be addressed by a single investigator or small group of investigators. The latter are typically funded by the core research programs. SciDAC Contact: (301) 903-3691.

For more information on FDP, visit the Federal Demonstration Partnership Web Site.

FDP Phase III - Participating Institutions

FDP Phase III - General Terms and Conditions - May 16, 2000 (PDF File)
Any new, continuation or renewal grant award with the 65 participating institutions shall incorporate FDP Phase III General Terms and Conditions and DOE Specific Terms and Conditions.

FDP Phase III - DOE Specific Terms and Conditions - June 28, 2000

Terms and Conditions
SBIR applicants whose grant applications have been approved for funding will receive a research grant from the Department. To view the General Terms and Conditions for SBIR Grants for Phase I and Phase II awards, as well as Special Terms and Conditions, click here.

Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program...
The Office of Science manages the STTR program for the Department of Energy. For information about the STTR program, including the Program Solicitation, click here.

Task proposals submitted by DOE Laboratories (GOCO Only) (Federally Funded Research and Development Centers - FFRDCs) in response to the below program announcements, will be subjected to formal merit review (peer review). FFRDC task proposals will not compete against grant applications submitted by the private sector. Click here for a list of all FFRDCs Federal-wide. This list is maintained by the National Science Foundation.

Open Program Announcements to DOE Laboratories (GOCO Only)

Basic Research for the Hydrogen Fuel Initiative
LAB 04-20 --Posted April 27, 2004
Preproposals are required and must be received by July 15, 2004.
Formal proposals must be received before January 4, 2005.

Program for Ecosystem Research: Scaling Across Levels of Biological Organization in Ecological Systems
LAB 04-23 --Posted July 27, 2004
Preproposals are encouraged to be submitted by August 31, 2004.
Formal proposals must be received by October 21, 2004.

Research and Development for the Rare Isotope Accelerator
LAB 04-28 --Posted August 23, 2004
Formal proposals must be received by October 21, 2004.

Genomics:GTL
LAB 04-32 --Posted September 27, 2004
Statements of Intent to Apply should be submitted by October 25, 2004.
Formal proposals must be received by January 18, 2005.